Hurstwood recognized Cargill, the owner of the large stables in Chicago of the same name, whom he had last seen at Avery Hall, the night Carrie appeared there.

The remembrance of how this individual brought up his wife to shake hands on that occasion was also on the instant clear.
Hurstwood was greatly abashed.

His eyes expressed the difficulty he felt.
"Why, it's Hurstwood!" said Cargill, remembering now, and sorry that he had not recognized him quickly enough in the beginning to have avoided this meeting.
"Yes," said Hurstwood.

"How are you ?" "Very well," said Cargill, troubled for something to talk about.
"Stopping here ?" "No," said Hurstwood, "just keeping an appointment." "I knew you had left Chicago.

I was wondering what had become of you." "Oh, I'm here now," answered Hurstwood, anxious to get away.
"Doing well, I suppose ?" "Excellent." "Glad to hear it." They looked at one another, rather embarrassed.
"Well, I have an engagement with a friend upstairs.